I don’t know who you are – individually – but a big thank you – on behalf of the rest of Bath – for the way you have rescued those controversial London Road planters from […]
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Category: Landscape
No more neglect says ‘Mr Clean’.
It pays to complain it seems as B&NES announces it’s to spend an extra £40,000 in Bath city centre ‘for a major clean up of our streets.’ For the next six weeks, the Council’s cleansing […]
One of our roundels is missing.
I am currently relying on my partner – or a taxi – to get around on four wheels. I have a brand new electric bike ( from Take Charge) that l haven’t been able to […]
Does our home town make us happy?
Our city of festivals is about to welcome a new one. This time exploring how our home town can be better designed and managed as a city for well-being. How can we make a city […]
Murray’s just mint!
Bath’s gull population has dipped by 26 per cent in the last four years according to a recent survey which puts the city count at 835 pairs. However the new B&NES administration has confirmed it […]
A note on (fly) posting.
Is B&NES renting out its Guildhall fence as advertising space? Is this a new way of putting a little extra into the financially-strained kitty? It may be a wonderful funfair, but allowing posters to appear […]
Peace in the park.
A special ceremony has been held to mark the centenary of the planting of the ‘Peace Oak’ in Bath’s Sydney Gardens. Councillor Manda Rigby, the Deputy Mayor of Bath officially unveiled a new stone plaque […]
Timed crossing to improve safety.
One of Bath’s busiest streets is getting an upgrade in road safety. It’s been announced that countdown signals are to be installed on pedestrian crossings in Dorchester Street – which has the railway and bus […]
Roman through Sydney Gardens
I wonder if you knew that Sydney Gardens – created as a Georgian pleasure park – also has an earlier history as a Roman burial ground. A free event called The Deathly Secrets of […]
Sensual delights!
It’s that faithful old fountain in Laura Place grabbing my attention again today but – while l still live in hope of its full restoration or replacement with something more spectacular – it is another […]
